The Department of Public and International Affairs  The Department of Public and International Affairs

Competitive Grants 2025/2026

We congratulate our awarded Principal Investigators: Professor Mark THOMPSON, Professor Yin Nor TJIA, Professor Ning LIU and Professor Nick PETROVSKY on their remarkable accomplishments, and look forward to their publications and contributions to society.

RGC – General Research Fund (GRF)
Principal Investigator Project Title Grant Awarded
Professor Mark THOMPSON Sara Duterte-Carpio and a Softer Face for Illiberalism: Gender Performativity, Political Dynasties and Illiberal Politics in the Philippines $      827,800
Professor Yin Nor TJIA To Share or Not to Share: China’s Technology Transfer to Thailand $      762,533
Professor Ning LIU Navigating AI Regulations: Participatory standard-setting, firm compliance, and self-regulation $      563,500
Professor Nick PETROVSKY Citizens’ perceptions of responsibility and trustworthiness of public organizations under fiscal stress: An experimental study $      146,625